Assistant General Manager - Jared Jewelers - Towne Place at Garden State Park

About the role

Jared is seeking an Assistant General Manager to join our team. This position reports to the General Manager and assumes their duties in their absence.

Responsibilities

• Assumes the duties and responsibilities of the General Manager in their absence.
• Contributes to an environment of total customer satisfaction by making the customer's needs the first priority.
• Achieves store sales projections.
• Maintains daily focus among all associates on standards achievement.
• Enforces all policies and procedures to assure store profits by controlling markdowns, store expenses, and payroll.
• Supports the General Manager in sales training, store meetings, and role plays.
• Recruits and selects personnel as directed.
• Understands and enforces all store policies and practices.
• Protects the Company's interests at all times.
• Learns all features and benefits of the merchandise.
• Provides expert knowledge regarding quality, value, warranties and services.
• Completes Diamontology and GIA Gemology courses.
• Acts in a manner to earn the respect of others.
• Maintains a neat, professional appearance.
• Projects a positive, enthusiastic attitude to inspire and motivate others to achieve store goals.
• Encourages and promotes a cooperative, team spirited work atmosphere among fellow Team Members.
• Maintains a full understanding of all sales, credit, administrative and security policies, procedures and duties.
• Maintains a full understanding of store promotions (i.e., credit programs and special events).
• Supervises sales, office and inventory personnel.
• Recommends promotions when appropriate.
• Develops technical knowledge of repairs and custom design services.
• Estimates cost on watch and jewelry repairs.
• Maintains inventory control function as directed by the General Manager.
• Performs store maintenance, both inside and outside, by delegating or performing these duties.
• Adheres to all established security and loss prevention policies.

Requirements

• Completion of Information Security Privacy Awareness Quiz with a passing score.
• Completion of Safety First Quiz (Akron-Based Team Members) or the 2016 Safety Curriculum (Dallas-Based Team Members) with a passing score.
• No Code of Conduct written counseling within the past six months.
• Mets all expectations (Akron-based Team Members) or Achieved Requirements (Dallas-based Team Members) on last Performance Appraisal.
• Completion of Minimum Training Requirements training module and completion of the Minimum Training Requirements Quiz with a passing score.

Qualifications

• Ability to achieve outstanding sales performance.
• Professional approach and image.
• Positive, enthusiastic attitude.
• Tactful, friendly in dealing with others; team spirited work style.
• Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to accept responsibility, make decisions, and delegate when appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent floor awareness to provide superior customer service.
• Willingness to work under immediate supervision.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal directions.
• Ability to persuade and influence others.
• Willingness to exert time and effort necessary to attain goals.
• Reliable and dependable.

Pay

Base pay, $16.50 – $21.00 plus commission on sales.

Schedule

Schedule based on the right time to effectively run your business. A combination of both opening and closing shifts should be scheduled throughout the week, keeping in mind: Operating hours, sales requirements, customer traffic, proper store coverage and time to coach, train and develop your team. Hours will increase during peak selling periods.

Benefits

Signet Jewelers is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity of all levels of employees. Please know that while we appreciate every applicant's interest, we can only contact those selected for further consideration. Signet maintains an online registry system to encourage all interested employees to apply for careers in the management positions listed in this registry, and to ensure equal opportunities for advancement to all Signet employees. We particularly encourage women and minorities who are interested in management opportunities at Signet to participate in this program and use this online registry system to express your interest in a management position. Registration in this online system does not guarantee a promotion, but is necessary for consideration for any promotional opportunity to a management position listed in this registry. Note: For internal candidates, please complete your Professional Profile in Workday by clicking on your picture or the cloud then select “Job” and “Professional Profile”. Enter your entire job history, education, skills and internal projects. To add your Military Service and tenure, select “Personal” and click “Edit.” Don't forget, we have many opportunities available on our other career site pages. Click here to link to our careers page!